| Maimouna Al-Amine | |
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| Birth: | 1890? Fneideq, Akkar, Ottoman Empire (now Lebanon) |
| Death: | 29 June 2020 Halba, Akkar, Lebanon |
| Age: | 130 years? |
| Country: |  LBN
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| Longevity myth | |
Maimouna Al-Amine (1890? – 29 June 2020) [Arabic: ميمونة الامين] was a Lebanese longevity myth.
Biography[]
Maimouna Al-Amine claimed to have been born in Fneideq, Akkar, Ottoman Empire (now Lebanon) in 1890. After her marriage, she moved in Dababiya, Akkar. She was widowed in 1975.
Al-Amine was discovered by Lebanese medias in 2012. On 31 December 2012, she celebrated her claimed 122nd birthday with her son Hassan (born 1931) and her grandchildren. In March 2016, at the claimed age of 125, she was still able to dance to the dabke.
In September 2018, Al-Amine was hospitalized in Halba, Akkar due to a health problem. She was discharged on 4 September 2018. In December 2019, she became paralyzed.
Al-Amine died at a hospital in Halba, Akkar, Lebanon on 29 June 2020, at the claimed age of 130 years.
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References[]
- الحاجة ميمونة تحتفل بعيدها الـ122 في عكار Naharnet, 1 January 2013
- هيئات المجتمع المدني في عكار كرمت المعمرة ميمونة الامين بعيد الام Sada Akkar, 26 March 2013
- احتفال للمعمرة ميمونة الامين في عكار Akkar Press, 21 March 2015
- Lebanon’s Oldest Woman Hajja Maimouna Was Born In 1890 And Could Be The World’s Oldest Woman Blog Baladi, 26 March 2015
- معمرة لبنانية تحتفل بعيدها الـ125 Asharq al-Awsat, 26 March 2016
- أكبر معمّرة في لبنان والعالم في المستشفى... ماذا عن وضع ميمونة الامين الصحي؟ An Nahar, 3 September 2018
- اهالي المعمرة ميمونة الامين ناشدوا الصحة والشؤون مساعدتها Al Shamal News, 16 December 2019
- المعمرة ميمونة الامين في ذمة الله National News Agency, 29 June 2020
- Lebanon Just Lost The Oldest Human To Have Ever Lived, At 130! The961, 30 June 2020